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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, October 10, 2025

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DAY 10 OF WATER YEAR 2026, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 10/11/2025 04:00:03 AM
According to the database, there were no geologic events (floods, debris flows, outburst floods, etc) on this day.

THIS DAY'S DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD CLASS:
VH
VERY HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 55.93°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 35.53°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 45.73°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.736
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 16 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 24
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 398

DD32 is calculated as: DD32 = TMAX - 32
18-day Cumulative DD32 is the sum of DD32 for the last 18 days.
Precipitation at Paradise DAY 1: 0.07 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.65 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 2.56 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 2.56 in

PRECIP THRESHOLD A (PA) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 2.5)

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 0 in
SWE DAY: 84
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 350.74 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 0.00 in

SWE Day, Calculated Snow Density, and Calculated SWE based on work by Sturm and others (2010)
If Tavg > 32°F, snow melt is factored in at: M (in) = a(Tavg - T32), where a is between 0.0766 - 0.1312 in * °F-1 * day-1 (Currently 0.1039) and T32 = 32°F. This method is from Westerstrom (1982) in Kustas and others (1994) and converted to US customary units.
Seasonal Variables DAYS SINCE JULY 11: 90

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 4
D1: 4
D2: 2
D3: 3
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 75.0

These are primarly for the Dry-weather debris flow hazard model, but calculated every day.
HSdry = (([D0 + D1 + D2] * D3) * D4) / D5
See model (right) to figure out how D0 - D5 are calculated.
Notes

UPDATE HISTORY AND MODEL OUTPUT NOTES:
You can also use this to see how the forecast changes over time. Note that "FORECAST" is the forecasted model whereas "OBSERVED" is the actual observed values for that day.
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D TYPE WY DOFWY DS0SP T_MAX T_MIN T_AVG SP P1 P3 P15 P18 PA PB DD32 DD32_18 SWE_DAY SNOW_P SWE T_MAX_PERC T_MAX_PERC_YRS D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 HS_DRY FCST_TYPE HAZ_CLASS
2025-10-11 04:00:03OBSERVATION2026109055.9299235.5299845.7299500.0699999999999360.649999999999941.862.5099999999999FF23.92992397.9299284350.7390628119 00.7357804768528216 44235275DRYVH
2025-10-11 00:00:01FORECAST2026109042.69230.48836.5900.0811024060.6611024061.862.521102406FF10.692384.69284350.739062811900.286033414538121624235260DRYH
2025-10-10 12:00:01FORECAST2026109042.72832.75637.74200.2456694240.8256694241.862.685669424FF10.728384.72884350.739062811900.287140068642581624235260DRYH
2025-10-10 08:00:02FORECAST2026109043.21433.9838.59700.2311024870.8111024871.862.671102487FF11.214385.21484350.739062811900.302274343041631624235260DRYH
2025-10-10 04:00:03FORECAST2026109042.81834.50238.6600.1555118950.7355118951.862.595511895FF10.818384.81884350.739062811900.289915527120921624235260DRYH
2025-10-10 00:00:01FORECAST2026109044.16834.86239.51500.2153544470.5653544471.862.425354447FF12.168379.16884350.739062811900.332972098728261624235260DRYH
2025-10-09 20:00:01FORECAST2026109044.47434.46639.4700.1913386860.5113386861.862.371338686FF12.474380.47484350.739062811900.343073747430961624235260DRYH
2025-10-09 16:00:01FORECAST2026109045.64435.29440.46900.125984320.445984321.862.30598432FF13.644381.64484350.739062811900.382684761898281624225240DRYM
2025-10-09 12:00:02FORECAST2026109045.8635.40240.63100.1358268450.4558268451.862.315826845FF13.86381.8684350.739062811900.390148338984351624225240DRYM
2025-10-09 08:00:01FORECAST2026109046.41835.20440.81100.1712599350.5512599351.862.411259935FF14.418383.41884350.739062811900.409611161290191624235260DRYH
2025-10-09 04:00:03FORECAST2026109045.7735.11440.44200.1948819950.5848819951.862.444881995FF13.77382.7784350.739062811900.387033418372991624235260DRYH
2025-10-09 00:00:01FORECAST2026109046.34635.6941.01800.2200788590.5800788591.862.440078859FF14.346378.34684350.739062811900.407086173342731624235260DRYH
2025-10-08 20:00:02FORECAST2026109044.9636.2340.59500.2460631250.7260631251.862.586063125FF12.96374.9684350.739062811900.359347869482051624235260DRYH
2025-10-08 16:00:02FORECAST2026109044.58235.54640.06400.2488190320.6888190321.862.548819032FF12.582374.58284350.739062811900.346666432937651624235260DRYH
2025-10-08 12:00:03FORECAST2026109043.59235.31239.45200.3023623680.7123623681.862.572362368FF11.592373.59284350.739062811900.314286833712611624235260DRYH
2025-10-08 08:00:02FORECAST2026109043.1635.3339.24500.3208663150.7108663151.862.570866315FF11.16375.1684350.739062811900.300575202258351624235260DRYH
2025-10-08 04:00:04FORECAST2026109043.05235.4239.23600.2594489590.5094489591.862.369448959FF11.052375.05284350.739062811900.297189915057221624235260DRYH
2025-10-08 00:00:03FORECAST2026109042.85435.1539.00200.2570867530.5670867531.862.427086753FF10.854369.85484350.739062811900.291029218638091624235260DRYH
2025-10-07 20:00:02FORECAST2026109042.92635.25839.09200.2618111650.5418111651.862.401811165FF10.926367.92684350.739062811900.293262570755011624235260DRYH
2025-10-07 16:00:02FORECAST2026109042.40434.738.55200.2035434170.3535434171.862.213543417FF10.404366.40484350.739062811900.277253871855951624225240DRYM
2025-10-07 12:00:03FORECAST2026109041.59434.21437.90400.4192915650.4892915651.862.349291565FF9.594363.59484350.739062811900.253290375985971624225240DRYM
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2025-10-07 04:00:03FORECAST2026109042.24234.71838.4800.444882130.464882131.862.32488213FF10.242363.24284350.739062811900.272373917728881624225240DRYM
2025-10-07 00:00:02FORECAST2026109045.0536.44640.74800.1381890510.3081890511.862.168189051FF13.05363.0584350.739062811900.362390853571221624225240DRYM
2025-10-06 20:00:02FORECAST2026109043.17835.65439.41600.1153543930.2353543931.862.095354393FF11.178361.17884350.739062811900.301141103770471624225240DRYM
2025-10-06 16:00:02FORECAST2026109045.10436.44640.77500.0480315220.1380315221.861.998031522FF13.104364.10484350.739062811900.364220838708821624225240DRYM
2025-10-06 12:00:02FORECAST2026109046.45437.4941.97200.0401575020.0701575021.861.930157502FF14.454366.45484350.739062811900.410875069307631624215220DRYL
2025-10-06 08:00:02FORECAST2026109046.25636.64441.4500.0401575020.0701575021.861.930157502FF14.256368.25684350.739062811900.403935371068651624215220DRYL
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2025-10-06 00:00:02FORECAST2026109043.98833.838.89400.2775592050.6175592051.862.477559205FF11.988363.98884350.739062811900.327085472767471624235260DRYH
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2025-10-05 12:00:02FORECAST2026109050.37839.4744.92400.1074803730.1074803731.861.967480373FF18.378368.37884350.739062811900.551336716047651634225245DRYM
2025-10-05 08:00:02FORECAST2026109052.05240.26246.15700.1074803730.1074803731.861.967480373FF20.052381.05284350.739062811900.610338086956811634225245DRYM
2025-10-05 04:00:04FORECAST2026109051.840.5546.17500.1047244660.1047244661.861.964724466FF19.8385.884350.739062811900.601582298196121634225245DRYM
2025-10-05 00:00:02FORECAST2026109050.52238.82244.672000.021.441.46FF18.522373.52284350.739062811900.556476725194331634215222.5DRYL
2025-10-04 20:00:02FORECAST2026109051.838.15644.978000.021.441.46FF19.8369.884350.739062811900.601582298196121634215222.5DRYL
2025-10-04 16:00:02FORECAST2026109051.56637.43644.501000.021.441.46FF19.566367.56684350.739062811900.593405781914451634215222.5DRYL
2025-10-04 12:00:03FORECAST2026109056.71441.03648.875000.211.441.65FF24.714378.71484350.739062811900.758412277186091644225250DRYMH
2025-10-04 08:00:02FORECAST2026109058.17242.27850.225000.211.441.65FF26.172377.17284350.739062811900.797549143950451644225250DRYMH
2025-10-04 04:00:03FORECAST2026109058.20842.33250.27000.221.451.67FF26.208381.20884350.739062811900.798465023945931644225250DRYMH
2025-10-04 00:00:02FORECAST2026109057.00244.76250.88200.0251968640.0251968641.431.455196864FF25.002393.00284350.739062811900.766453277823031644215225DRYL
2025-10-03 20:00:02FORECAST2026109054.84243.1649.00100.0251968640.0251968641.431.455196864FF22.842396.84284350.739062811900.702686291267271644215225DRYL
2025-10-03 16:00:02FORECAST2026109054.42843.59249.0100.0535433360.0535433361.491.543543336FF22.428395.42884350.739062811900.689613869665231634215222.5DRYL
2025-10-03 12:00:02FORECAST2026109048.05637.8542.95300.0783464990.2983464991.471.768346499FF16.056378.05684350.739062811900.46786601036961624225240DRYM
2025-10-03 08:00:02FORECAST2026109046.05837.8541.95400.0783464990.2983464991.471.768346499FF14.058369.05884350.739062811900.397025772052571624225240DRYM
2025-10-03 04:00:04FORECAST2026109048.3838.42643.40300.070866180.280866181.461.74086618FF16.38367.3884350.739062811900.479512017473891624225240DRYM
2025-10-03 00:00:02FORECAST2026109042.04431.96437.00400.2543308460.7343308461.472.204330846FF10.044357.04484350.739062811900.26646798352951624235260DRYH
2025-10-02 20:00:02FORECAST2026109042.04433.7137.87700.2543308460.7343308461.472.204330846FF10.044356.04484350.739062811900.26646798352951624235260DRYH
2025-10-02 16:00:02FORECAST2026109043.77233.56638.66900.0027559070.5027559071.431.932755907FF11.772356.77284350.739062811900.320077962919561624235260DRYH
2025-10-02 12:00:02FORECAST2026109044.63635.7840.20800.0937008380.5937008381.422.013700838FF12.636356.63684350.739062811900.348467981994371624235260DRYH
2025-10-02 08:00:03FORECAST2026109044.27633.06238.66900.0937008380.5937008381.432.023700838FF12.276356.27684350.739062811900.336524039691681624235260DRYH
2025-10-02 04:00:04FORECAST2026109043.7932.73838.26400.1409449580.6509449581.462.110944958FF11.79355.7984350.739062811900.32065952315861624235260DRYH
2025-10-02 00:00:03FORECAST2026109042.78229.9336.35600.0035433090.6535433091.592.243543309FF10.782356.78284350.739062811900.288803836198541624235260DRYH
2025-10-01 20:00:05FORECAST2026109042.78229.9336.35600.0035433090.6535433091.762.413543309FF10.782350.78284350.739062811900.288803836198541624235260DRYH
2025-10-01 16:00:03FORECAST2026109041.55827.89634.72700.0035433090.6635433091.762.423543309FF9.558349.55884350.739062811900.252251146440631624235260DRYH
2025-10-01 12:00:02FORECAST2026109054.0532.48643.26800.0177165450.1377165451.751.887716545FF22.05373.0584350.739062811900.677464894570731634225245DRYM
2025-10-01 08:00:02FORECAST2026109054.0532.21643.13300.0169291430.1369291431.932.066929143FF22.05372.0584350.739062811900.677464894570731634225245DRYM
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2025-10-01 00:00:02FORECAST2026109044.65438.1241.3870001.551.55FF12.654365.65484350.739062811900.349069260736771624215220DRYL
2025-09-30 20:00:02FORECAST2026109044.65438.1241.3870001.711.71FF12.654367.65484350.739062811900.349069260736771624215220DRYL
2025-09-30 16:00:03FORECAST2026109041.84637.4939.6680001.731.73FF9.846361.84684350.739062811900.260627446912331624215220DRYL
2025-09-30 12:00:02FORECAST2026109038.35437.23837.7960001.651.65FF6.354370.35484350.739062811900.169321770429371614215217.5DRYL
2025-09-30 08:00:03FORECAST2026109038.35437.23837.7960001.491.49FF6.354366.35484350.739062811900.169321770429371614215217.5DRYL
2025-09-30 04:00:05FORECAST2026109030.05629.55229.8040001.381.38FF-1.944360.05684350.739062811900.0438476493509861614215217.5DRYL